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Re:California lawmakers have tried for 50 years to fix the s... by Finch2193 on Monday December 25, 2017 @11:35PM (#16007095)
Any recommended literature on the matter? 19 from bay area, lived here all my life and the "FU, i got mine" attitude is absolutely real, but i wasn't aware that this was a well known phenomenon, let alone that there were books on the matter.
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Re:California lawmakers have tried for 50 years to fix the s... by ProfessorLayton on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @02:16AM (#16007578)
Yes, I highly recommend the book The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein. It goes into depth behind the laws now used for NIMBYism, which have a shameful past that must not be forgotten, lest these mistakes be repeated.

The book begins by taking a look at the Bay Area in particular.

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